Goldmedalexchange
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So I've never posted anything in the garage sale finds sub-forum. I usually lurk around in the coin roll hunting forum but I had a pretty good day today and figured I would share with you guys here. I'd like to start off by saying that I appreciate all the knick knacks that are often posted on here but I myself and more of a precious metals kind of guy. So here goes. Sorry if this goes a bit long
I started off South of the homestead with one sale and picked up a long looping necklace that looked silver but had no markings and a gold toned smaller one with the same style "beading" that had a decent looking clasp, but also no visible marks. There was also a gold filled bracelet. All were $.50 each so I grabbed them up. Hit another close by sale and find a sterling pendant and took a risk on some earrings th at were not real
but only paid a buck for it oh well)
The long one tested silver and weighed out at 90.3g
This little one is the one that blew my mind and I didn't even know it until I was typing this post up, but it has no visible marks... however when you release the spring to unclasped it, there is a mark on the lever inside of the clasp and it clearly said "750"!!!!!! HOLY COW was I Psyched to say the least. Weighed in at 15.2 g!!!
I hit a few more sales without Much Ado and came to an estate sale where I did find a gold filled belt buckle with what I believe might be a solid gold company emblem on the front. Please feel free to give me your opinion. Paid $10
Then I headed north to a smaller city within the city that was having a citywide yard sale (citywide here means only about 6 blocks by 10 blocks) and come across some folks with a bunch of silver plated dishes and such and I happen to find 1 sterling cup in all the crap. Offered her $20 and she accepts.
Now mind you while doing all this I'm asking my questions about old and broken jewelry and coins and such and this same lady says she has some coins I could look at so I stick around and I look at some coins... I make an offer and she accepts and tells me there's more.... oh boy... I say well let's take a look. So I go through them and make a second offer. Only thing is ill have to wait til Monday to get the rest cause banks were closed and you can't pull $1200 from an atmosphere in one go. But I paid for the first batch of coins she brought out. Paid $120 and I called it a day. Have plans to go pick up the second batch of coins come monday afternoon when I have access to some cash.
Thanks for reading and sorry again for the long post
I started off South of the homestead with one sale and picked up a long looping necklace that looked silver but had no markings and a gold toned smaller one with the same style "beading" that had a decent looking clasp, but also no visible marks. There was also a gold filled bracelet. All were $.50 each so I grabbed them up. Hit another close by sale and find a sterling pendant and took a risk on some earrings th at were not real
but only paid a buck for it oh well)The long one tested silver and weighed out at 90.3g
This little one is the one that blew my mind and I didn't even know it until I was typing this post up, but it has no visible marks... however when you release the spring to unclasped it, there is a mark on the lever inside of the clasp and it clearly said "750"!!!!!! HOLY COW was I Psyched to say the least. Weighed in at 15.2 g!!!
I hit a few more sales without Much Ado and came to an estate sale where I did find a gold filled belt buckle with what I believe might be a solid gold company emblem on the front. Please feel free to give me your opinion. Paid $10
Then I headed north to a smaller city within the city that was having a citywide yard sale (citywide here means only about 6 blocks by 10 blocks) and come across some folks with a bunch of silver plated dishes and such and I happen to find 1 sterling cup in all the crap. Offered her $20 and she accepts.
Now mind you while doing all this I'm asking my questions about old and broken jewelry and coins and such and this same lady says she has some coins I could look at so I stick around and I look at some coins... I make an offer and she accepts and tells me there's more.... oh boy... I say well let's take a look. So I go through them and make a second offer. Only thing is ill have to wait til Monday to get the rest cause banks were closed and you can't pull $1200 from an atmosphere in one go. But I paid for the first batch of coins she brought out. Paid $120 and I called it a day. Have plans to go pick up the second batch of coins come monday afternoon when I have access to some cash.
Thanks for reading and sorry again for the long post
